Earthquake details

Friday, June 26, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, June 26, 1970 at 15:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1065.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.962 and latitude -0.067.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.3 km
Coordinates -0.067, -17.962
UTC time 1970-06-26 15:53:10.610
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-06-26

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